The Gospel

In this blog we maintain that when we stand before the judgment seat of God everyone will be judged based upon the knowledge they had and how well they lived up to that knowledge—did they fear God and do what was right (Acts 10:34-35). Because of this belief, we are often asked why Christians should share the gospel with others since belief in Jesus and his work for us is not essential to go to heaven.

The definition of “gospel” is the good news. The good news is that Jesus died for our sins; he bore the burden of all of our sins past, present and future. We do not need to worry about doing something to atone for those sins. We are free from our sins and the only thing we need to worry about is what kind of person we want to be—do we want to be like God or do we want to continue to follow our own sinful, selfish nature. Here again Jesus provides us with an example of the new life God wants us to live.

So why would we not want to share this good news about what Jesus has done for us and about the example he provides for us? When something good happens to us, we share it with everyone. Why not what Jesus has done for us?

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